2021 Land Rover Defender 90 Towing Review: Can It Tow an Enclosed Trailer?
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2021
- Land Rover says their 2021 Defender 90 can tow up to 7,716 pounds with 770 pounds of tongue weight. They say little about the shape of what it's towing, which means Jake's enclosed trailer is a perfect (-ly terrible) thing to test out behind the 2021 #Defender90. This aluminum trailer weighs about 6,800 pounds with a 680 pound tongue weight, and this 2021 Land Rover Defender 90 is powered by the 3.0 liter inline six-cylinder, which is turbocharged, electric supercharged, and uses a 48-volt mild hybrid system. All of that engine tech combines to produce 395 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque.
Critical specs for towing with this 2021 Defender 90 include a 101.9" wheelbase vs the Defender 110's 118.9" wheelbase. The Defender 110 is rated for 8,201 pounds where the Defender 90 is rated at 7,716.
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Nothing can touch the personality of a Land Rover Defender. It's iconic.
This man clearly has no clue that the Defenders and Land Rovers in general are known for their towing capabilities and are designed as such. He claims that the Land Rover does not have a specific towing mode, but if he bothered to delve into the infotainment system, he would find that he could not only select a towing mode, but punch in exactly what kind of trailer he is towing with the appropriate number of axles. Perhaps he doesn't realise that the current and especially the older Defender (90) were towing livestock trailers (essentially box van trailers or enclosed as he calls them) and that used to be their main job. He needs to watch Harry's Garage where Harry Metcalfe pulls just as large a trailer of similar design (a car trailer in this case) with a Jaguar inside with a total combined weight of 3.1 to 3.2 metric tonnes.
Yeah this guy has no clue what he's doing. Without setting up the trailer in the tow settings on the pivi pro you are losing out on all the tow features, including the tow assist and the trailer stability assist. This is a very misleading video.
I didn't go for the ridiculously expesive Land Rover retractable tow bar, but I did go for their version that you clip in and the electrics connector twists up out of sight, albeit at a cost of £1700 GBP. It does look very neat, as you are not left with any unsightly metalwork when not in use. I tow a 3.2 tonne boat & trailer around with my P300 Def110 and it does it with great ease. I like too that you have a camera overlooking the tow hitch, so as you don't smash the trailer ball into the plastic bumper.
Land rover does not recommend using weight distribution with the defender with air suspension.
It will effect the stability control which is already programmed in the pivi pro.
What are your thought on towing a 25 ft rv at 5500 lbs with a defender 110 4cylinder? I still can’t believe they rate these to tow 8k lbs! 😮
That sounds terrifically slow. Get the six.
Can you pls elaborate on the prodigy from controller? Harness needed how so run wires? Etc
Sure! You don't need to run any wires with the Prodigy RF. It plugs in to the tow vehicle and then gives you a big box that you strap or bolt to your trailer tongue. The trailer wiring plugs in to that box. The trailer brakes are controlled automatically, and there is a wireless controller that you use to control the brake gain/strength or activate full trailer braking power in an emergency. It just plugs in to a cigarette lighter outlet.
This is the Prodigy RF and it'll work fine as long as your tow vehicle has the 7-pin connector out back for a trailer:
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So the driver operates the controller during braking?
@@edehrenwlad1408 No, the controller is only used before your trip to configure how much brake assist you want from the trailer. Once you're on the move it works on its own.
@@OutMotorsports thank you. Great solution!
Reviews are about testing, not about guessing. Thumbs down for a lack of results in this "test".
All speculation and full of probably and maybes. If you’re going to judge about doing 65 whilst trucks pass you do it , don’t guess. Land Rovers are superior to all the others you mentioned. The center front seat is an option, clearly no simple research done. Waste of time watching this.
Thanks for watching! In no world is a 101.9" wheelbase appropriate for towing the length of enclosed trailer I towed at highway speeds. The Defender is a good-enough tow vehicle but this was not a great pairing and did get truly uncomfortable as speeds increased. Experience dictates how it would feel (deeply unpleasant and possibly dangerous) to have semis breeze by with wind wake.
For this trailer, a Defender 110 or 130 would be the better option. A 90 towing an open car trailer would be better due to aero, or a smaller enclosed (lower roof and shorter length)... maybe. The suspension of all three Defenders (90/110/130) is fairly soft as tow vehicles go. I did test the same trailer on a 110 and it was far better though generally still kinda soft and not the best option in its class. But, that suspension tuning is intended much more for off-road use and pays dividends there.